Example Sentences

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When he doesn’t get money, he becomes angry and claims I am failing in my duty as a brother.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

"I am the first to say I am failing this club inside the pitch but outside I guarantee I am not failing this club," the 40-year-old said.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

I feel like I am failing her somehow by not telling her.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2021

Everything — from my lack of understanding about baseball rules to my complete dearth of “Star Wars” knowledge — feels like an example of how I am failing them.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2018

I feel so depressed, all my life I was an A and B student and now I am failing.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers